I Love This Game

Baseball- I Love This Game

Pine tar. Tobacco. Seeds. Spit. 

Chalk. Bunts. Balks. Bumps.

Warning tracks. Cracks of the bat.

On deck circles. Donuts.

Sacrifices.

No-hitters. Grand slams. Walk offs.

The crunch of steel on concrete. The smell of leather caked with clay.

Squeeze plays. Double plays. Superstitions.

The peanut gallery. Peanuts. Cracker Jack.

Yankee Stadium. Fenway Park. Wrigley Field. The Polo Grounds.

Unwritten rules. Pinch hitters. Nicknames.

The Babe. Chipper.

Hammerin’ Hank. The Splendid Splinter.

The Georgia Peach. The Mick.

The Big Unit. Big Papi.

The Ryan Express. The Iron Horse.

Shoeless Joe. Three Fingers.

The Say Hey Kid. The Kid.

Retired numbers. Outfield statues. 

Major League. Field of Dreams.

The Natural. Bull Durham.

A game of catch with your dad. A game of catch with your son.

Jackie Robinson.

Nothing quite compares.

-Houston Bailey (@BumpBailey)